Ahead of the U.S. 250th anniversary, poll finds a stark generational gap and fading faith in American exceptionalism.

A large majority of Democrats (86%) are dissatisfied with how American democracy is working. Around half of Republicans (51%) ...

Give Raphael Warnock credit for timing. In his new book, “The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning ...

Floridians will decide whether a man who tried to upend democracy can help lead one. In Wisconsin, Harry Wait said he set out to expose the potential for voter fraud. He ordered mail ballots in the ...

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own well-being. Democracy is the opposite of autocracy, serving as a disavowal of ...

More than half of Americans say that the system of democracy is not working in their country, according to a new poll. In the ...

Eight years on from Donald Trump’s descent down the escalator, the democratic doom boom in American commentary shows little sign of dissipating. “Democratic backsliding,” a term originating in ...

EIU grades 167 countries out of ten according to the state of their democracy, and sorts them into four camps: full and flawed democracies, and hybrid and authoritarian regimes. By that measure, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential ...

Six young people from around the world who attended the Athens Democracy Forum spoke about what drives them and the challenges they face. By Shivani Vora Young people from around the world who ...

The sprawling campus offers art, hoops, history, and even a replica of the Oval Office. But across the campus and the ...